RICHARD BURR WILL JOIN FELLOW REPUBLICAN ELIZABETH DOLE IN THE SENATE. NORTH CAROLINA LAST HAD TWO G-O-P SENATORS WHEN LAUCH FAIRCLOTH SERVED ALONGSIDE JESSE HELMS FROM 1993 TO 1999. BURR BESTED DEMOCRAT ERSKINE BOWLES, WHO LOST HIS SECOND CONSECUTIVE RACE FOR THE SENATE. WUNC’S RUSTY JACOBS REPORTS.